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Battle plan · Platinum

How to beat Cyrus

Cyrus’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Platinum. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Stuck on a gym or a rival?

Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.

Quick picks for Platinum

Gyms and Team Galactic

Before the Elite Four

Elite Four and Champion

Cyrus: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • HoundoomLv 45Dark and Fire typeMoves: Fire, Dark and Electric
  • HonchkrowLv 47Dark and Flying typeMoves: Flying, Dark, Fire and Psychic
  • CrobatLv 46Poison and Flying typeMoves: Poison and Flying
  • GyaradosLv 46Water and Flying typeMoves: Normal, Water, Ice and Ground
  • WeavileLv 48Dark and Ice typeMoves: Dark, Ice, Normal and Bug

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Rock2× · 5/5Electric4× · 3/5Fighting4× · 2/5Ice2× · 2/5Fire2× · 1/5Water2× · 1/5Ground2× · 1/5Psychic2× · 1/5Bug2× · 1/5Steel2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Cyrus in Platinum.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • SudowoodoRockhits 4× with Rock or Fighting · 5 of 5Rock Slide · Lv 33switch out against GyaradosRoute 221
  • NosepassRockhits 2× with Rock · 5 of 5Rock Slide · Lv 31switch out against GyaradosMt. Coronet · rare
  • JolteonElectrichits 4× with Fighting or Electric · 5 of 5Thunder Fang · Lv 43switch out against GyaradosGet Eevee · Hearthome City (gift), then a Thunder Stone · one of Vaporeon, Jolteon or Flareon
  • ElectabuzzElectrichits 4× with Fighting or Electric · 5 of 5Thunderbolt · Lv 43switch out against GyaradosRoute 222
  • OctilleryWaterhits 2× with Water or Ice · 4 of 5Ice Beam · learns at 48switch out against HoundoomCatch Remoraid · Pastoria City (Good Rod)
  • RhydonGroundRockhits 4× with Rock or Fighting · 5 of 5Stone Edge · Lv 45switch out against Gyarados and WeavileCatch Rhyhorn · Route 214

Slot by slot

What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.

  • HoundoomLv 45Beat it withSudowoodohits 2×Rock Slide · Lv 33WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • HonchkrowLv 47Beat it withSudowoodohits 2×Rock Slide · Lv 33WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • CrobatLv 46Beat it withSudowoodohits 2×Rock Slide · Lv 33WallMagneton takes ¼×Catch Magnemite · Fuego Ironworks
  • GyaradosLv 46Beat it withRotomhits 4×Shock Wave · Lv 22Old ChateauWallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • WeavileLv 48Beat it withSudowoodohits 4×Low Kick · Lv 9WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Fuego Ironworks